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Britain will consider flying drones off its two new aircraft carriers and
other ships that are due to be built over the next decade, a Defence
Minister said yesterday.

Philip Dunne, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology, also
admitted that the Government needed to do more to explain to the public why
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including those carrying weapons, are an
increasingly important part of the military’s arsenal — an evolution that
has triggered much hostility from human rights campaigners.

“We are at least contemplating some trialling, some capability for future use
at some stage,” Mr Dunne said in